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even the mountains in the Lofoden islands, 17-20sea-miles distant;
or we may row to Arstad, where there is a skyds-station and a fine
waterfall. The road leads thence through a picturesque valley, past
Beierens Kirke (with Gaarden Moldjord adjacent), to Storjord,
Ansbnkke, and (about 20 Kil.) Toldaa (p. 237).
2. From Bodø to the Saltenfjord and Skjerstadfjord.
The steamboat lSalten’ usually leaves Bodø on Wednesdays and
Saturdays for Rognan at the S. end of the Skjerstadfjord, where the Saltdal
begins, and returns thence to Bodø at night. Stations: |Valosen, Hopen,
Strøm, Stemland, Skjerstad, Sand, Venset, Udvig, Fuske, Leif set, and Rognan.
Some of these are left untouched on each voyage.
An equally good plan of visiting the Saltstrøm is to drive from Bodø
(telegraph beforehand if possible for carriole) to (17 Kil., IV2 hr.)
Kval-vaag; thence by sailing-boat in I-IV2 hr. to Strøm (see below). In this
case the excursion takes 6-8 hrs.
The Skjerstad Fjord is the western prolongation of the
Saltenfjord, from which it is separated by the Strømø and the Oode, to
the N. of the Strømø. Between these islands and the mainland
are three very narrow straits, the Sundstrøm (200 ft. wide), the
Storstrem (500 ft.), and the Godøstrøm, through which an
enormous mass of water has to pass four times daily, forming a
tremendous, roaring cataract, commonly known as the Saltstrøm, as
each tide pours in or out of the fjord. The usual rise of the tide
here is 5-6 ft. only, but when it increases to 8-9 ft., as in the case
of spring-tides, the scene is a most imposing one. The steamboat
can pass through these straits during an hour or so at high or at low
tide only, and times its departure from Bodø accordingly (from 4
to 10 a.m.). The Saltstrøm is described by Schytte in ‘Bodøs
Beskrivelse’, by Sommerfelt in ‘Saltdalens Beskrivelse’, by Vibe
in his work on the sea arid coast of Norway, and by other writers.
To view the Saltstrøm, which far surpasses the famous
Malstrøm (p.248) on the coast of the Lofoden Islands, we must
disembark at Strøm, and wait for several hours (quarters at Thomson’s).
The best point of view, to find which a guide is necessary, is about
3/4 M. from Strøm. The scene is most effective when the water is
pouring into the fjord, when thousands of waterfowl hover about,
fishing in the troubled waters. A granite column at Baksundholm
commemorates the visit of Oscar II. in 1873. (Friis’ Reise). The
ascent of the Børsvatnstinder to the S. of Strøm is recommended.
Skjerstad, on the S. bank of the fjord named after it, lies at
the entrance to the Misvarfjord, a bay of the fjord. Opposite, to
the W., is the old gaard of Lønces, with an ancient burial-place.
The steamer then recrosses the fjord to —
Venset (good quarters atKoch’s). About5-6Kil. farther is
Øines-gavlen, a promontory of conglomerate, a formation which also
occurs in the Kjrrtnces, 14 Kil. to the S.
Fuske (slow skyds-station), on the N. bank of the fjord, whence
a road leads by the Fuskeeid to Dybvik on the Foldenfjord (p. 244).
Bakkkkkk’s Ni.rway anil Sweden. 4th Edit. 1 G
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